Samuel Levine

Samuel "Red" Levine (27 December 1902-7 April 1972) was a Murder, Inc. hitman loyal to Lucky Luciano.

Biography
Samuel Levine was born in Toledo, Ohio on 27 December 1902 to a Jewish family, and his family moved to the Lower East Side of New York City while he was young. He lied about his age to join the US Navy in 1917 during World War I, although he never saw combat. He was bullied by fellow sailors for his red hair and his Jewish heritage, leading to him jumping ship in Panama and returning to New York. Levine joined the Murder, Inc. contract killing group during the 1930s, and Levine was involved in the murders of Joe Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano, among others; Levine and Bugsy Siegel were also responsible for shooting up one of Valentin Narcisse's Harlem brothels in 1931 after he refused Maranzano's protection. Levine would peacefully retire, and he was neither killed nor imprisoned; he died in New York in 1972.